20th Century
The Bookworm
For the novelist, history is full of “what if?” What if Anne Boleyn had a son who lived? What if…
Winter Kept Us Warm
The first winter after World War II ended was brutal to those living in Berlin: cold, grim, few jobs and…
East End Angels
East End Angels, the first in a series, is a flawless combination of the lives of three young women working…
The Road to Bittersweet
The Road to Bittersweet is an adventure story and coming-of-age story wrapped into one satisfying package. In 1940, Wallis Ann…
The Crooked Path
During the 1940s, Lettie Louw studies for a medical degree at Wits (University of Witwatersrand) in South Africa. An ugly…
The Winter Station
Editors' choice
1910: As winter approaches, two frozen bodies are found near the railroad station in the city of Kharbin, a Russian…
Lizzie’s War
The setting of this novel is WW2, but the chief character also has her own personal struggles. The action centres…
The Silver Music Box
This novel spans multiple generations, numerous geographic locations, and two world wars, all tied together by an exquisite silver music…
The Empire Must Die: Russia’s Revolutionary Collapse, 1900-1917
This is not a traditional history that attempts to explain why the 300-year-old Russia Empire was overthrown by Communism in…
The Workhouse Children
The arrestingly beautiful heroine of this story is 18-year-old Cara Flowers, raised in comfort by her wealthy grandmother. The whereabouts…
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